Shoe-tree.



J. E. BAKER.

SHOE TREE. AIPLIGATION FILED 001'. 2a, 1907.

Patented June 1; 1909.

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Inventor:

rub: NORRIS PETERS co.. WASHINGTON. b. c,

J. E. BAKER.

- 1102 TREE. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 28, 1907.

923,480. Patented June 1, 1909.

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Attest: I V 7a '4 Inyentar:

"W by f/ w THE NORRIS'FETERS ca, WASHINGTON. n.c.

nit [Es BAKER, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

' SHQE TREE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1,1909.

Application filed October 28, 1907. serial No 3991514.

I '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs E1 BAK R, of New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and usefullniproveinent in Shoe-Trees, of which the'fol owing is a specification.

My invention relates to'shoe' trees and handles therefor, and the invention consists mainly in such construction as that the handle by a back and forth movement inay be" utilized for adjusting the shoe tree.

The invention also consists in adapting the handle to be tipped forwardupon the body of the shoe tree, so that the whole will occupy sinall space as in packing inb'oxes for shipment or in a trunk or traveling bag.

The invention also consists in the construction, arrangement and"co1nbination of described and section 2 by a pin'5 and connected to'the heel section by a'pin 6 and slot 7, thus allowing the connecting or adjusting plate 4 to] be moved longitudinally'for adjusting the shoe tree as to length. "The heel section 3 is formed with a central and vertical recess or chamber 8, with whicl'i a narrow slot or chamber 9 communicates, the latter serving to contain the said connecting or adjusting bar or plate 4. In'tliefl'recess'8 is placed a short plate or link 10 which is'pivoted at its upper end on a rod or pin 12 passed through the heel section 3. At its lower end said plate or link 10 is hinged to the connecting plate 4 by a pin or stud 13. On the said pins 12 and 13 is held the adjusting lever 14 to the upper end of which is attached the handle 15. Provision is made for the depression of the handle 15 and adjusting lever 14 in this instance by means of the slots 16, 17, through which pass respectively the rod 12 and the pin or stud 13. A spring 18 serves to hold the ad justing lever and handle in elevated position, and in this position a pawl 19 engages with the teeth of arack or ratchet 20 which serves to look the handle and adjusting lever in any desired position for the proper adjust'i'nent of the front and heel sections of theshoe tree."

Tlielocking pawl is by preference niade integral with the adjusting lever 14, as'by forming a lip at one edge ofthe lever and then turning the same to 'one side so as to stand practically at right angles to the sides of the lever, so that underthe influence of the spring acting to lift the adjusting lever," the upper end of the pawl will engage with the teeth ofthe ratchet. \Vhen the handle and adjusting lever are pressed downward against the action of the spring the pawl will be disengaged fr'onithe ratchet and thus allow the handle and adjusting lever to be moved forward or backward, thus spreading or drawing nearer together-the sections of the shoe tree. The ratchet 20 is by preference made in one piece with a inetal plate as shown clearly in Fig. 2, and this plate is formed with a guide slot 22 for the movement ofthe adjusting lever 14 and is secured to the heel sec tion of the tree covering the recess 8.

The handle 15 is connected to the upper end of the adjusting lever 14 by 'a' lock hinged joint so as to adapt it to be tipped forward as'shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and locked, preferably by telescoping, in alineinent with the lever whenjraised to vertical position thus allowing'the lever to be moved by means of the handle for adjusting theshoe' tree.

In the forni of coi'istru'ction shown in Fig. 1, the handle i'sjfor'ined with a longitudinal chamber 23, in which byprefere'nce is fitted a tube 24, containing a coiled sprin 25, the

upper end of which is fastened to t e tube.

The lower end 26 of the spring is fastened in a diagonalslot 27 formed in the upper end of the operating or adjustin'g'lever 1 4. Iii this way the handle 'niay be pulled upabov'e the upper end of the adjusting lever 14 and then tipped over to one side, in which position the end 27 of the coiled spring will shift to the lower end of the diagonal slot 27the end standing nearest to the front edge of the adjusting barand thus operate to hold the handle in horizontal position.

In the form of construction shown in Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7, the adjusting lever 14 is held up by a spring 28, not placed upon the lever as in Figs. 1 and 2, but connected at its upper end to a short arm or lug 29 formed at the upper end of the short plate or link 10 and vided with the head 35.

connected at its lower end to a similar arm or lug 30 formed at the lower end of the adjusting lever 14, so that the spring 29 pulls upward as from a stationary arm 29, lifting the adjusting lever until stopped by the pawl 19 coming against the ratchet 20. handle 15 in Figs. 6 and '7 is fastened in upright position to the adjusting lever 14 by a clamp, the handle being provided with a plate 31 having a flange 32 at each of its edges, as shown clearly in Fig. 7. The adj usting lever 14 fits between these flanges and is formed "with a screw threaded opening 33 to receive the clamp-screw 34 which is pro The clamp-screw 34 is integral with a stem 36 which is journaled in a hole in the handle plate 31 so that when it is turned by the thumb nut 37 it will rotate the clamp screw 34, causing the adjusting lever 1.4 to be moved back from between the flanges 32, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 7, leaving the handle 15 free to be tipped to a horizontal position and there locked by again turning the nut 37.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

1. A shoe tree comprising front and heel sections, an adjusting bar connecting the two together, a lever fulcrumed in the heel section and connected to the said adjusting bar, a handle hinged to the upper end of the said lever and means for locking the handle in alinement with the said lever, as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A shoe tree comprising front and heel sections, an adjusting bar connecting the two together, a lever fulcrumed in the heel section and connected to the said adjusting bar and a handle lock hinged to the upper end of the said lever as and for the purposes set forth.

3. A shoe tree comprising front and heel sections, an adjusting bar connecting the two together, a lever fulcrumed in the heel section and connected to the adjusting bar, a handle hinged to the upper end of said lever and telescoping therewith, as and for the purposes specified.

4. A shoe tree comprising front and heel sections, an adjusting bar connecting the two together, a vertically moving adjusting The adjusting bar connecting the two sections to-,

gether and projecting into the recess of the .heel section, a fulcrum rod in said recess, a

link connecting said adjusting bar with said fulcrum rod, a vertically movable adjusting lever fulcruming on said rod and connected to said adjusting bar and a spring for holding said adjusting lever in its elevated position, substantially as described.

6. In a shoe tree, a heel section having a recess formed therein, a fulcrum rod in said heel section and recess, an adjusting bar for the front section of the tree projecting back into the said recess and a vertically movable adjusting lever located in said recess fulcrumed on said rod and connected to the adjusting bar, substantially as described.

7. In a shoe tree a heel section having a recess formed therein, a fulcrum rod in said heel section and recess, an adjusting bar for the front section of the shoe tree projecting back into said recess beneath the said fulcrum rod, a vertically movable adjusting lever fulcrumed on said fulcrum rod and connected to said adjusting bar by a slot and pin, a link connecting said adjusting bar with said fulcrum rod, a spring for holding the adjusting lever in its elevated position and a pawl and rack for locking the adjusting lever, substantially as described.

8. In a shoe tree a lever for adjusting the sections of tree formed with edge flanges and having a hole or journal therein, and a handle having a plate or tang to fit between said flanges and formed with a screw-threaded opening, in combination with a screwthreaded clamp-nut having a stem ournaled in said hole and having a thumb piece secured to said stem for turning the latter and the clamp nut, substantially as described.

JAMES E. BAKER.

WVitnesses:

LoUIs O. GAERTH, WILLIAM O. ENGELKE. 

